Colombia at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Colombia competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Colombia won its first ever gold medal at these Olympic Games. 44 competitors, 25 men and 19 women, took part in 45 events in 13 sports.

Medalists

Gold

• María Isabel Urrutia — Weightlifting, Women's 75 kg

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Men's Competition

Men's 200m

• Jimmy Pino

• Round 1 — 21.42 (→ did not advance)

Men's High Jump

• Gilmar Mayo

• Qualifying — 2.20 (→ did not advance)

Men's marathon

• José Alirio Carrasco

• Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Women's Competition

Women's 200m

• Felipa Palacios

• Round 1 — 23.08
• Round 2 — 23.19
• Semifinal — 23.11 (→ did not advance)

Women's 400m

• Norma González

• Round 1 — 53.34 (→ did not advance)

Women's 4x100m

• Mirtha Brock, Digna Luz Murillo, Melisa Murillo, Felipa Palacios, Ximena Restrepo

• Round 1 — 44.08
• Semifinal — 44.37 (→ did not advance)

Women's Javelin Throw

• Sabina Moya

• Qualifying — 49.16 (→ did not advance)

Women's Marathon

• Iglandini González

• Final — 2:47:26 (→ 40th place)

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)

• Andrés Ledesma

• Round 1 — Lost to Somluck Kamsing of Thailand (→ did not advance)

Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)

• José Leonardo Cruz

• Round 1 — Defeated Giovanni Michael Frontin of Mauritius
• Round 2 — Lost to Almazbek Raimkulov of Kyrgyzstan (→ did not advance)

Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)

• Francisco Calderón

• Round 1 — Bye
• Round 2 — Lost to Oleg Saitov of Russia (→ did not advance)

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Cross Country Mountain Bike

Men's Mountain Bike

• Diego Garavito

• Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Women's Mountain Bike

• Flor Marina Delgadillo

• Final — 2:03:17.10 (→ 24th place)

Road Cycling

Men's Individual Time Trial

• Víctor Hugo Peña

• Final — 1:01:10 (→ 24th place)

Men's Road Race

• Ruber Marín

• Final — 5:30:46 (→ 31st place)

• Santiago Botero

• Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

• Jhon García

• Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

• Fredy Gonzalez

• Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

• Víctor Hugo Peña

• Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Track Cycling

Men's Competition

Men's Point Race

• Marlon Pérez

• Points — 0
• Laps Down — 2 (→ 21st place)

Women's Competition

Women's Individual Pursuit

• María Luisa Calle

• Qualifying — 03:44.395 (→ did not advance)

Women's Point Race

• María Luisa Calle

• Points — 2 (→ 11th place)

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Men's 3 Metre Springboard

• Juan Urán

• Preliminary — 308.1 (→ did not advance, 41st place)

Men's 10 Metre Platform

• Juan Urán

• Preliminary — 333.93 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

Women's 3 Metre Springboard

• Diana Pineda

• Preliminary — 220.68 (→ did not advance, 34th place)

Equestrianism

Main article: Equestrianism at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Two fencers, one man and one woman, represented Colombia in 2000.

Men's épée

• Mauricio Rivas

Women's épée

• Ángela María Espinosa

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Men's 50m Freestyle

• Camilo Becerra

• Preliminary Heat — 23.63 (→ did not advance)

Men's 100m Freestyle

• Fernando Jácome

• Preliminary Heat — 52.24 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200m Freestyle

• Fernando Jácome

• Preliminary Heat — 1:54.17 (→ did not advance)

Men's 100m Backstroke

• Germán Martínez

• Preliminary Heat — 59.94 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200m Backstroke

• Alejandro Bermúdez

• Preliminary Heat — 02:03.43 (→ did not advance)

Men's 400m Individual Medley

• Alejandro Bermúdez

• Preliminary Heat — 04:29.42 (→ did not advance)

Women's 100m Breaststroke

• Isabel Ceballos

• Preliminary Heat — 01:11.90 (→ did not advance)

Women's 200m Breaststroke

• Isabel Ceballos

• Preliminary Heat — 02:34.09 (→ did not advance)

Taekwondo

Main article: Taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Triathlon

Main article: Triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Women's Competition:

• Maria Morales — 2:13:43.38 (→ 37th place)

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Snatch			Clean & Jerk			Total	Rank
		1	2	3	1	2	3
Nelson Castro	– 56 kg	110.0	115.0	117.5	140.0	145.0	145.0	260.0	11

Women

Athlete	Event	Snatch			Clean & Jerk			Total	Rank
		1	2	3	1	2	3
María Isabel Urrutia	– 75 kg	105.0	110.0	110.0	132.5	135.0	137.5	245.0
Carmenza Delgado	+ 75 kg	110.0	115.0	115.0	140.0	145.0	147.5	260.0	4

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics

See also

• Sports in Colombia
• Colombia at the 1999 Pan American Games

Notes

• Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition). Toronto, Canada. ISBN 1-894963-32-6.
• International Olympic Committee (2001). The Results. Retrieved 11/12/05.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games. Retrieved 11/20/05.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games. Retrieved 11/20/05.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). The Results. Retrieved 11/20/05.
• International Olympic Committee Web Site